The water temperature at Anawhata Road (Oaonui) is rather cool (15 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Anawhata Road (Oaonui) water temperatures peak in the range 18 to 21°C (64 to 70°F) on around the 7th of February and are at their lowest on about the 28th of August, in the range 12 to 14°C (54 to 57°F). The warmest Anawhata Road (Oaonui) water temperatures in the first part of February require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The lowest water temperatures at Anawhata Road (Oaonui) in the fourth week of August are ideally suited to a 4/3mm wetsuit + 3mm boots, although a 5/3mm wetsuit may be preferable for longer sessions and cold windy days.